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David Hasselhoff was the first celebrity to get the boot on the ABC dance competition, a day after his cha-cha performance caused judge Len Goodman to hold his hands in his head and exclaim “it's never too early to panic.”

“It’s been a great ride and I feel bad for [dance pro partner] Kym Johnson because she works so hard to get me going,” the ex-“Baywatch” star said after learning the results. He also thanked his daughters, who had urged him to sign up for the show.

“Dancing” host Tom Bergeron said it was a big surprise to learn that one of season 11’s biggest-names would go out first.

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At the end of the one-hour live results show, it came down to Hasselhoff and Disney star Kyle Massey, who had won over the judges with his cha-cha performance.

“Jersey Shore’s” Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and comedienne Margaret Cho, who were both tied with Hasselhoff with the lowest combined judging scores after Monday’s dances, made it through to the next round.

“We definitely got a situation right now,” Sorrentino said during Tuesday’s show shortly before learning he’d been given a pass.